The weather has been such a tease lately. I’ve been waiting for summer to end since it basically began this year (the older I get, the more I can’t stand the heat and humidity). Unfortunately, September has been a tricky little month here in Jersey. Just when you think summer’s over and it’s time to pull out our sweaters and boots, we get hit with warm, summer-like temps again. Now that it’s October, maybe we can finally start to cool off for good!

Still, those September fall teasers whisked me back into some of my cool weather routines – a cup of tea at night, a hoodie in the morning, and craving the return of soup season. Sitting down to a bowl of soup is probably one of my favorite things about fall and winter. Soup is comforting, warm, and a great way to play around with different flavors.

Since it’s also pumpkin season again, I decided to make a soup recipe that’s been on my list to make for quite some time – Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup. I love Thai food! It’s full of so many different sweet and spicy flavors. So I inspiration from took those flavors and incorporated them into a creamy pumpkin soup that’s perfect for this time of year.

Most Thai pumpkin soup recipes I’ve seen have red curry paste in them. I am not a big fan of curry, so I left it out. Instead, I added some red chili peppers instead and it was the perfect substitution! Not too spicy, but it packs enough flavor to balance out the sweetness of the coconut milk.

Instead of pouring the soup into a blender, I let it cool slightly. Then, I used my hand blender to blend it up right in my Dutch oven for easy clean up!

Want to skip the canned pumpkin and make your own pumpkin puree? Learn how to roast a pumpkin for homemade puree here!

This soup recipe made four generous bowls of soup, which my sister and I devoured ourselves over lunch. IT’S THAT GOOD! Next time I make this – because I’ll probably be making this a lot – I’m definitely doubling the recipe!

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